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Narendra Modi’s visit to UAE and Bahrain
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das Article

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 23-24 August 2019 and Bahrain on 24-25 August 2019. The visit by the Indian Prime Minister marks the first visit to the UAE and the West Asian region after coming back to p....

September 04, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , UAE and Bahrain’s gestures , UAE and Bahrain’s solidarity
Constitutional Amendment - Responses from West Asia
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das Commentary

Responses of individual West Asian States on India’s decision to annul to revoke Article 370 and Article 35A has been multi-faceted and mostly focused on controlling the situation rather than any direct criticism for change in India’s policy. Sau....

August 28, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , Article 370 , India’s constitutional amendment , West Asia on Kashmir
Is it Time for India to Up its Game in West Asia?
Rajesh Soami Commentary

Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and France this week to boost bilateral ties with these states. The visit comes in the wake of support that India has received from these countries after New Delhi deci....

August 22, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , West Asian relations , PM’s West Asian visit , India and West Asian countries
The War on Yemen
Amb K P Fabian Article

Saudi Arabia invaded its neighbour Yemen in March 2015. The assessment then in Riyadh was that after a few weeks of aerial bombing, the Houthis will surrender and Hadi, the President who escaped to Riyadh from imprisonment at his residence by the Hou....

August 09, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Saudi-Yemen War , Conflict in Middle East , Houthi-Saudi conflict
West Asia Review – July 2019
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Abstract
The US-Iran spat continued despite some signs of a thaw and a possible dialogue since both sides continued with sabre rattling and mutual recriminations. Meanwhile the mutual detention of the cargo ships by Iran and the ....

August 06, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , US-Iran developments , events in West Asia , shipping in Hormuz
Brainstorming Session on ‘India and West Asia – a New Paradigm Shift and Policy Options’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Brainstorming Session on ‘India and West Asia – a New Paradigm Shift and Policy Options’. The deliberations broadly focussed on assessing the present situation in the West Asian Region ....

July 30, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Interaction , Israel , Chabahar Port , Syria , Indian Diaspora , Gulf region
US Sanctions, Hormuz Strait and Security in the Gulf
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The seizure of Stena Impero by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on 19th July in the Hormuz Strait follows arrest of Grace 1 off Gibraltar by Royal Marines earlier. This represents an escalation. Incidents of attacks on tankers on 12th May an....

July 22, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , US-Iran spat , shipping in Persian Gulf , oil tanker seizure
पश्चिमी एशिया की समीक्षा- मई, 2019
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

अमेरिका और ईरान
पवित्र रमजान का महीना मई, अमन बहाली के बजाय, मध्य-पूर्व में तनाव बढ़ने का गव�....

July 16, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , ईरान पर अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध , मध्य-पूर्व तनाव , इस्राइल-फिलिस्तीन विवाद , सीरिया शांति प्रक्रिया
Losing Istanbul Twice: Erdogan’s Humbling Moment
Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

Introduction
President Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (also known as AKP by its Turkish acronym) conceded a major defeat in the re-run of Istanbul mayoral elections on June 23 indicating a tectonic shift in Turkey’s po....

July 08, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Turkish democracy , Istanbul shock , Erdogan’s dictatorial trends
West Asia Round up - June 2019
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das Article

Abstract
June was a particularly hot month in so far as the developments in the Middle East are concerned. In the US-Iran imbroglio one witnessed a ‘hot & cold’ approach with the US continuing with its maximum pressure tactics whi....

July 05, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , US-Iran confrontation , Iran attacks US drone , Kushner’s Deal of the Century , Israel-Syria air attacks , Protests in Sudan
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